Vehicle signal



Oct. 21, 1930. J. E. SW

VEHICLE SIGNAL Filed May 27, 1950 2 Sheets-sheet 1 r b n c m I JMM:m'm/y A llomey Oct. 21, 1930. SMITH 1,778,918 v VEHICLE S IGNAL FiledMay 27, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor A llomey Patented Oct. 21, 1939prior.

Joan E. smn, or anco, nmno vsmcnrsmnn Application fled Kay a7, 1030.Serial no. 458,180.

The resent invention relates to a signal to be use on vehicles andparticularly automobiles and the prime object of the invention residesin the provision of means whereby the 5 driver of an automobile may givea signal for a left hand turn without the necessit of extending his handout of the side win ow. adjace'nt to him as is the common practice.

Another very im rtant object of the"in-. l ventiori resides in t eprovision of a signal apparatus of this nature which is exceedinglysimple in its construction, inexpensive toma'nufacture and install, easyto manipulate, compact and convenient in its arrangel6 ment of parts,thoroughly eflicient and reliable'in use ando ration, and otherwise welladaptedto the purpose for which it is 'designed.

f With the above and numerous other ch- 20. jects in view as will appearas the descrip tion proceeds, the invention resides in certain novelfeatures of construction, and in the'combination and arrangement of artsas willbe hereinafter more fully descri d and claimed;-

In thedrawing:

' Figure-1 isfa sectionalview through the 1 front portionof anautomobile showing my sigpal apparatus in rear elevation,

igure 2 is a front elevation of apparatus, v Figure 3 is a to planviewthereof, and

' Figure 4 is a] etail sectional view taken substantially on theline ofFigure 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that the numeral 5denotes thelefi the signal side of avehicle body tsu ch as an'automobileadjacent thedrivers A bracket 6 is provided with gears 7 at1one endbolted or otherwise secured as'at '8 to the outside of theside-5 so thatthe bracket arm 6 projects" outwardly. This arm 6 terminates in a,lateral extension 9 which 'in the present in? :tthnce isdirectedrearwardly and horizpm;

A hand simulating signalling plate 10 is rockable on this extension 9'and has a disk 11 fixed thereto and also ro'ckable about the extension 9and this disk is provided with an -scribed, a bracket arm terminatingifisaidrack en annular series of pinsl2; projecting therefrom.

A guide 14 is securedto the arm 6 and terminates in a channel portion 15which slidably supports a rack 17 for engaging the pins or teeth 12.This rack terminates ina rod 14 which is slidable through an opening 15in the side 5 and on the innerend of the rod is a handle 16 adjacent thesteering wheel so that the handle may be moved outwardly .or inwardly.When the handle is moved outwardly it will be seen that the handsimulating signalling plateis pointed outwardly and when the handle ismoved inwardly, the

si a1 is pointed downwardly. I

t is thought that the construction, utility and advantages of thisinvention will now be uite apparent to those skilled in this art wit outa more detailed description thereof. The present embodiment of theinvention has been disclosed in considerable detail .merely for thepurposes of exemplification since in actual practice it attains thefeatures of advantages as desirable in the statement of the inventionand the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and inthe combination and arrangement of. parts may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit orscope of the invention as hereinafterclaimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I I claim as new is:

' 1. A signalling apparatus of the class da at one end in a lateralextension, a signalling plate rockable on the extension,.a disk-on theplate circumjacent the extension, an annular series "of pins projectinfrom the plate concen 'trlcally d sposed a out the extension, a rack,

aging the pins, and meansfor supporting t e rack. v v '2;- A signallingapparatus of the class de- .-"scribed,' 1a bracket. arm terminating atone end ina lateral extension, 9. signallmg plate roclgable' on theextension, a disk on the plate circu n'j acent 'the extensioman annularseries of pins ro ecting from the plate concen trically isposed aboutthe extension, a rack,

said rack engaging the pins, a guide member on the bracket and having achannel in which themack is slidable.

3. A si%nalling apparatus of the class described, a racket armterminating at one end in a lateral extension, a signalling platerockable on the extension, :1 disk on the plate circumjacent theextension, an annular series of pins projecting from the plateconcentrie cally disposed about theextension, a rack,

said rack engagin the pins, a guide member on the bracket an having achannel in which the rack is slidable, one end of the rack merginginto'a rod having a handle on the 5 end thereof.

In testimony JOHN S whereof I aflix my si ature.

